As educators, you simply cannot remain uninformed and silent about the social and economic context of your work. -Richard Rothstein

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Friday, October 19, 2012

Public Education in Indiana, if We Can Keep it

New to the battle to save public education in Indiana? Looking for information on the State
Superintendent Race Between Tony
Bennett and Glenda Ritz?

Here is your program for a self-guided, Internet tour of an election that will determine if Hoosiers will maintain public education or see it dismantled. The sites below go beyond the basic campaign sites and media outlets.

If you are familiar with these sites or have browsed through
them, you will realize not one supports current superintendent Tony
Bennett. I have not purposely excluded
any state websites or groups supporting Bennett. There are no sites in the state of Indiana that support Tony Bennett.

Bennett’s only support has come from huge corporations buying
out education. In an attempt to disguise
their interests, they “donate money” to bogus education reform groups, such as Stand
for Children [sic], which then endorse a candidate such as Bennett who is
the willing hand-maiden to their corporate takeover.

The battle for Ritz supporters this election is not “us vs.
them.” Bennett has very few supporters
because his positions are indefensible. Still,
running as a republican, Bennett will win this election if uninformed voters do not hear
how he is dismantling public education. Too many republican voters may unwittingly
pull the lever for a candidate they would not choose had they known any facts.

Ritz supporters, our battle is against silence. It will take
years to fix the damage Bennett has wreaked on Hoosier schools. Four more
years of Tony Bennett’s policies and the damage may well be irreversible. Bennett
has negotiated with the lives of children for far too long. We cannot let silence win.

From now through election day, we must speak loud and clear
in our support for Glenda Ritz and public education today. Be sure to email, call, and talk to everyone you
know to get out the message to vote for Glenda Ritz.